Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Frank Sinatra's
acclaimed 1967 album with Brazilian music legend Antonio Carlos Jobim, Francis
Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim, is expanded for its 50th Anniversary
Edition, to be released April 7 on CD and digitally. On the same date, the
remastered original album will be released on heavyweight 180-gram vinyl LP and
in a limited blue vinyl edition.

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim brought
together two maestros from divergent musical worlds in a serene sigh of
sun-dappled bossa-nova. In evening studio sessions at Hollywood's Western
Recorders between January 30 and February 1, 1967, Sinatra breathed new life
into the album's 10 songs, accompanied vocally on four by Jobim, who also
played guitar on the album. The album's tracks include seven Jobim originals
and three American Songbook classics, delicately arranged and conducted by
Claus Ogerman with a studio orchestra, and produced by Sonny Burke.

"I haven't sung so soft since I had the
laryngitis," joked Sinatra during their first evening together in the studio,
easing into the hushed swing of the sessions.

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim ascended
Billboard's albums chart in April 1967, peaking at No.19 and remaining on the
chart for 28 weeks. The 50th Anniversary Edition's CD and digital formats
include two bonus tracks: A medley of "Quiet Nights of Quiet
Stars"/"Change Partners"/"I Concentrate on
You"/"The Girl from Ipanema" from A Man And His Music + Ella +
Jobim, and a previously unreleased studio session of "The Girl from
Ipanema" from January 31, 1967.

Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars/Change Partners/I Concentrate on
You/The Girl from Ipanema (from A Man And His Music + Ella + Jobim)

12. The Girl from Ipanema (previously unreleased studio
session from January 31, 1967)

Throughout his six-decade career, Frank Sinatra performed on
more than 1,400 recordings and was awarded 31 gold, nine platinum, three double
platinum, and one triple platinum album by the Recording Industry Association
of America. Sinatra demonstrated a remarkable ability to appeal to every generation
and continues to do so; his artistry still influences many of today's music
superstars. The Oscar® winner also appeared in more than 60 films and produced
eight motion pictures.

Sinatra was awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards from The
Recording Academy, The Screen Actors Guild and the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), as well as the Kennedy Center Honors,
the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. Today, he
remains a legend and an inspiration around the world for his contributions to
culture and the arts.